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| Late Summer Day, 9x12in, oil on canvas |
One of my favourite subjects are rivers and the reflections. On a calm day the water acts as a soft mirror, with dark colours reflecting slightly lighter while light colours appearing darker. When there is a breeze, the reflections are more varied; part of the ripple reflects the sky and part takes the colour from the surrounding objects. When the water is shallow the colour of the water is affected by the colour at the bottom of the river, you can see this in the lower part of "September Blues". If you are facing the sun, as I did when painting "Late Summer Day", the water is very light in color, almost blinding, but when you turn away the colour of water reflecting the sky is a rich and beautiful blue.
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| September Blues, 9x12in , oil on canvas |
